AliceAlicaArisu Posted January 19, 2016 Hello! I'm very excited to be saving for my first DD but I am a little nervous about face-ups. I do all of my resin dolls' face-ups but I have never worked with vinyl before. How does doing DD face-ups differ? And, material aside, they look a little more difficult than non-animeic face-ups so I'm thinking perhaps to get one commissioned? What would you suggest? Thanks! ^ - ^ 💗 Waiting on DDH-29 💗 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeyondTime Posted January 19, 2016 I can't advise on doing your own, but I can show you this one that I had done by Freya_21 here on the forum. viewtopic.php?f=42&t=13436#p188285 There are a number of artists here on the forum. The difference between Dollfie Dreams and Heroin? Heroin is illegal, Dollfie Dreams probably should be. “Empty wallets, full hearts.” That’s probably an apt description for the effects of DD addiction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poofiemus Posted January 20, 2016 I haven't tried to do a realistic faceup yet; I've just done anime-style faceups on both resin and vinyl. The materials are pretty much the same, save for that you should probably steer clear of Testor's Dull Cote, since it and vinyl don't always get along and therefore sometimes leads to a sticky mess. (MSC and Volks ZM are both verified as safe.) Acrylics, pastel, watercolor pencil, pearl-ex, and retarding mediums are all totally fine on vinyl. If you've done faceups on your resins, I'd say you're probably fine! Granted, getting that crisp anime look will probably require a bit of a different thought process, so your first couple faceups on a DD may turn out more like a hybrid of a resin faceup with a stereotypical DD one. It's not a bad thing, though! There's some DDs out there with softer looks that are gorgeous. Can't wait to see your first DD! In this household, sanity is considered a tresspasser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AliceAlicaArisu Posted January 21, 2016 I can't advise on doing your own, but I can show you this one that I had done by Freya_21 here on the forum. viewtopic.php?f=42&t=13436#p188285 There are a number of artists here on the forum. Thats a lovely face-up! Thank you for linking ^ - ^ I look forward to seeing other artist's work here on the forum! 💗 Waiting on DDH-29 💗 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AliceAlicaArisu Posted January 21, 2016 I haven't tried to do a realistic faceup yet; I've just done anime-style faceups on both resin and vinyl. The materials are pretty much the same, save for that you should probably steer clear of Testor's Dull Cote, since it and vinyl don't always get along and therefore sometimes leads to a sticky mess. (MSC and Volks ZM are both verified as safe.) Acrylics, pastel, watercolor pencil, pearl-ex, and retarding mediums are all totally fine on vinyl. If you've done faceups on your resins, I'd say you're probably fine! Granted, getting that crisp anime look will probably require a bit of a different thought process, so your first couple faceups on a DD may turn out more like a hybrid of a resin faceup with a stereotypical DD one. It's not a bad thing, though! There's some DDs out there with softer looks that are gorgeous. Can't wait to see your first DD! Oh great! Thanks ^ - ^ I'm glad to hear that it's a more similar process that I though~ Thank you very much for the info! I can't wait to paint my first 💗 Waiting on DDH-29 💗 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
